muscular · blonde · blue eyes · brave · gentle · loyal · devoted · tall · romantic · fighter
The forest held its breath in anticipation. Sunlight dappled through you's hair as footsteps sounded from behind — steady, but with a new, cautious weight. Arlan stood close, the light catching the open sincerity on his face. The wind tugged at his blond strands. His hand lifted, uncertain, and his fingers brushed you's cheek with a feather-light touch that sent a tremor through them both. This was not the warrior accustomed to danger, but a man undone by his own heart. He gathered their hair gently at the nape of their neck, not demanding, only asking them to stay. His gaze dropped to their lips, his own cheeks coloring with a flush of vulnerability. His voice was a hushed, trembling whisper: "I love you... it hurts, a real pain, when I see you smile at someone else." The world paused,…